Hay-carrier.



S. L. HANSON.

HAY CARRIER.

APPLICATION IILBD NOV. 2, 1908.

947,384, Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

2 8HEETB-SHEET 1.

s. L. HANSON.

HAY CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2,-1908.

94; '7,384=. Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL L. HANSON, O13 ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA.

HAY-CARRIER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL L. HANSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Albert Lea, in the county of Freeborn and Stateof Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHay-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My inventionrelates to improvements in hay carriers of the classintended more particularly for use on metal tracks, and the object of myinvention is to provide simple, inexpensive and easily applied means toadjust said carriers to tracks of different widths. I attain this objectby the mechanism illust ated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigures 1 and 2 are top views of an ordinary carrier, suspended from ametal track 4. st; Fig. 3 is an end view of said carrier so suspended ona metal track; Fig. 1 a side view of the wheel arms and track wheelsupon which the carrier is suspended; Fig. 5 is a view of the adjustingwashers used in connection with the wheel arms in the accompanyingdrawings; Fig. 6 is a View of the guide pin, and Fig. 7 is a view of theadjusting washers used in connection with the guide pin in theaccompanying drawings.

Similar letters and numbers refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

In the accompanying drawings, A A, B C and D E of Figs. 1 and 2constitute the main l ran'ie of an ordinary hay carrier; and in Fig. 3 AA and (,l E show the main frame of said carrier. A A is the circularbase of the main frame of said hay carrier and I) .l and I) E areupwardly projecting arms or hangers of said main fran'ie. The upperextremities or projections of said hangers may be made bifurcated as inthe drawings, or single. To the upper extremities of said hangers B Cand I) E may be fastened by a pin or bolt 1 a single track wheel or, asin the drawings, the wheel arms 2; to the ends of the wheel arms aresecured by bolts track wheels 3 with flanges on the outer side so thatthe same will run on track 4 4.

Fig. 5 shows the adjusting washer by Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 2, 1908.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

Serial No. 460,800.

means of which the carrier can be adjusted to tracks of ditFcrentwidths, one or more of said washers may be used on each bolt or pin asnecessity requires. For a narrower track washers 5 5 and 5 5 are placedon the outside of the track wheel, or wheel arms as shown in Figs. 1 and3. For a wider track washers 5 5 and 5 5 are placed on the inside of thetrack wheel or wheel arms as shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 shows the guide pins 8 so placed as to prevent the carrier fromleaving the track. ()ne guide pin is also shown in detail in Fig. (i.

lflig. 7 shows the washers used in connection with the guide pins; 7 inFig. 8 shows the adjusting washers used in connection with the guidepins, placed on the inside of the hangers ot' the main frame when thecarrier is adjusted for a narrow track. The washers are placed outsideof the hangers when the carrier is adjusted for a wider track.

Having now described my invention what i claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters latent is A hay carrier comprising a frame havingspaced hangers fixedly connected together and adapted to rest atopposite sides of track rails, traveling wheels adapted to bear on saidrails, transverse bolts removably arranged in the hangers and connectedwith the wheels. nuts on said bolts, washers surrounding the bolts andinterposed between the hangers and opposed abutments on the bolts,spaced transverse guide pins removably arranged in the hangers andextending inward therefrom and adapted to rest under the rails andhaving enlargements on their inner portions, nuts mounted on the outerportions oil said pins, and washers arranged on the pins and interposedbetween the said enlargements thereof and the hangers.

In testimony whet-coil. I atlix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL L. HANSON.

\Vitnesses GERTIE SWENsoN, I. L. INennrrsoN.

